Front Page Murder

The Headline Hero Series, Book 3

1960s Brighton, England... Christmas cheer? But only if reporter Colin Crampton can save an innocent comic postcard artist from the gallows.

“A real cracker of a story. Bravo Bartram!”

An artist who faces the hangman’s scaffold.

The niece who believes in his innocence.

A reporter’s race against time to save him.

Comic postcard artist Archie Flowerdew is set to hang for the murder of rival Percy Despart. And on Christmas Eve, too. Archie’s niece Tammy believes he is innocent. She persuades crime reporter Colin Crampton to take up the case.

But the more Colin uncovers, the more it looks like Archie is guilty. With only days before the hangman tightens the noose around Archie’s neck Colin grills other suspects. But in his toughest test, he must unravel the clues hidden in a famous Christmas song to save Archie’s life.

©2017 Peter Bartram (P)2024 Matt Jamie